Episodes

  • Ep. 26 - Demi Lovato / Tell Me You Love Me
    Jun 21 2022

    Released on September 29, 2017, Tell Me You Love Me marks the moment where Demi Lovato finally stepped out from being a pop poppet to being a fully-fledged, mature pop/R&B star.

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    16 mins
  • Ep. 25 - Norah Jones / Come Away With Me
    Jun 6 2022

    Few records define an era of grown-up pop music as Come Away With Me by Norah Jones. It appeared as if from nowhere in February 2002 and was suddenly everywhere. Blending contemporary and traditional, standards and covers, delivered in Jones' warm, disarming tones, Come Away With Me was an immediate hit, a balm in the post 9/11 world of hatred and warfare, something real and tangible in an unreal universe, a best kept secret to share. It seemed so unusual yet so familiar. It offered comfort. But what was this sound and who was it made by?

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    17 mins
  • Ep. 24 - Stromae / Cheese
    May 23 2022

    Released on the 14th of June 2010, Cheese was the debut album of Paul Van Haver, known to the world as Stromae. With his good looks, and bow-tie, he cut a different swathe through the world of dance and hiphop.

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    16 mins
  • Ep. 23 - Tame Impala / The Slow Rush
    Apr 25 2022

    Released on Valentine’s Day 2020, The Slow Rush was Tame Impala’s first album in five years, a love letter to the world. That world was about to stumble into the first global pandemic in a century; The Slow Rush acted as a soothing balm.

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    18 mins
  • Ep. 22 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions / Imperial Bedroom
    Apr 11 2022

    This week we're discussing Imperial Bedroom, which represents a crossroads for Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Costello’s seventh album, and the sixth with The Attractions, it was released in July 1982, and seemed to be the first time in his five year career where not everyone was hanging on his every word.

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    17 mins
  • Ep. 21 - Dr. Dre / 2001
    Apr 3 2022

    Season 2 is here! Released in November 1999, 2001 was Dr. Dre's second album, a much-anticipated follow up to 1992's The Chronic.

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    15 mins
  • Ep. 20 - The Human League / Dare!
    Dec 20 2021

    Dare!, the third album by The Human League and their first with a new line-up, was released in October 1981. Although it became one of the most loved albums of the 80s, it originated out of desperation.

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    19 mins
  • Ep. 19 - Queen / Greatest Hits
    Dec 13 2021

    As so often in their career, Queen created their very own moment with their first greatest hits compilation, which was released worldwide in October 1981. Its release was a celebration of the band’s first decade together.

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    15 mins